Erika DeBos

Erika DeBos
Erika DeBos
  • Hometown:
    Rootstown, Ohio
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Rootstown
  • Major:
    Wellness and Corporate Fitness
Bio

2009 at Defiance: Finished fifth-overall at the Bluffton Invitational, helping DC to a first-place team finish…Recorded four top-five finishes for the Yellow Jackets as a freshman.

High School: One-year letterwinner at Rootstown High School under head coach Kyle Rodstrom…Selected as a team captain three times at RHS…Honored as MVP and best distance runner in 2009…All-Portage Trail Conference selection and regional qualifier.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Laura DeBos…Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness with a minor in business.

News mentions
Switzer Leads Jackets to 25th-Place Finish at Regionals
Switzer Leads Jackets to 25th-Place Finish at Regionals

HOLLAND, Mich. – The women’s cross country team finished 25th in a 34-team field at the NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional Championship in Holland, Mich. on Saturday. An average finishing time of 24:57.3 for the Jackets marked a 1:49 improvement over last year’s pace.

Women’s Cross Country Places Third at HCAC Championships
Women’s Cross Country Places Third at HCAC Championships

VERSAILLES, Ky. – The women’s cross country team accounted for four of the top-20 scorers at the HCAC Championships on Saturday, and placed third as a team with 85 points on the day. DC’s third-place ranking was a three-spot improvement over last season’s finish.

Women’s Cross Country Looks Strong at Wilmington Fall Classic
Women’s Cross Country Looks Strong at Wilmington Fall Classic

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The women’s cross country team continued showing progress with some strong individual performances and a 12th-place team finish at the Wilmington College Fall Classic on Friday. Five DC harriers posted their best time of the season, in what was their last meet before the HCAC Championships.

Lady Jackets Show Improvement at All-Ohio Championships
Lady Jackets Show Improvement at All-Ohio Championships

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Ericha Griep, Kate Busto and Erika DeBos each posted a season-best on Friday afternoon, as the Yellow Jackets recorded 1,022 points and a 34th-place finish at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships in Cedarville, Ohio.

Jackets Sweep the Competition at Bluffton Dual Meet
Jackets Sweep the Competition at Bluffton Dual Meet

BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s cross country team accounted for each of the top-five overall times at the Bluffton Dual Meet on Friday, and posted a perfect team score of six at the event, which awarded point to each of the teams’ top-three scorers. [Results]

Women’s Cross Country Picked Sixth in HCAC Preseason Poll
Women’s Cross Country Picked Sixth in HCAC Preseason Poll

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2010 Cross Country Preseason Poll on Monday. The Lady Jackets received 55 points in the poll, placing sixth in the conference for the second-straight season.